Wishmaker

Well I couldn't help it. I had so much fun on Monday drawing and painting I had to do it again today. Maybe what I was inspired to paint today will fit into next week's art journal. We'll see... :)

The reason I painted this was because of something so adorable yesterday. I was taking my girls on a walk and we came across a wishmaker (dandilion). The way my littlest blows on them is that everytime she blows she gets to make a wish. So one dandilion can possibly make about 15 wishes come true- which is quite clever if you ask me. So on our walk my little Kendyl spotted a wishmaker from her stroller and Kenzie ran to get it for her. As I am pushing Kendyl along Kenzie and I stop our conversation because Kendyl is making the cutest wishes and making us laugh. Here they are as best as I can remember...

1. I wish for a princess
2. I wish for a pretty dress
3. I wish for a castle
4. I wish for flowers
5. I wish for leaves
6. I wish for lots of grandmas and grandpas
7. I wish for Santa to bring one more present (this one isn't new. Ever prayer, everyday, even if it's at meal time she prays/wishes for this.)
8. I wish to sit on Santa's lap. This time I wont be scared.
9. I wish for a lion

... and so on. It was such a sweet little moment that I wanted to document it. I was only going to post her wishes and then I started imagining her with her wishmaker in different fun places like nestled up by a tree, on the moon, and I even imagined her really tiny sitting on a dandilion pulling out the little puffs. I'll make that one sometime. Here is her making wishes for the moon. And the moon is quite pleased. :)

I just realized something. The moon is one of my all time favorite symbols! I could use this for my Deck of Me week number 4 instead of that fish thing I made. :)